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60 seconds to self-upgrading observability on Google Kubernetes Engine

Dynatrace

A decade ago, while working for a large hosting provider, I led a team that was thrown into turmoil over the purchasing of server and storage hardware in preparation for a multi-million dollar super-bowl ad campaign. Rapid OneAgent rollouts on Google Kubernetes Engine. Dynatrace news. High fidelity data, zero developer involvement.

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What is serverless computing? Driving efficiency without sacrificing observability

Dynatrace

VMware commercialized the idea of virtual machines, and cloud providers embraced the same concept with services like Amazon EC2, Google Compute, and Azure virtual machines. AWS Lambda functions are an example of how a serverless framework works: Developers write a function in a supported language or platform.

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Dynatrace Managed now available on all major cloud platforms

Dynatrace

Dynatrace Managed is the turn-key solution for organizations that want to enjoy all the conveniences of a SaaS solution—for example, ease-of-use, no operational overhead, and fast release cycles—while keeping their data on-premise to comply with regulatory requirements. Dynatrace Managed now available on the Google Cloud Platform.

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What is container as a service? How CaaS compares to PaaS, IaaS, and FaaS

Dynatrace

In FaaS environments, providers manage all the hardware. Alternatively, in a CaaS model, businesses can directly access and manage containers on hardware. For example, some platforms use Kubernetes, while others use Docker or Apache Mesos to handle container deployment, scaling, reporting, and management. CaaS vs. FaaS.

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Hybrid cloud infrastructure explained: Weighing the pros, cons, and complexities

Dynatrace

For example, workflows from both public and private cloud resources can support an application. They use the same hardware, APIs, tools, and management controls for both the public and private clouds. After deployment, IT teams can also optimize the software and supporting hardware to ensure high performance.

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The Return of the Frame Pointers

Brendan Gregg

To explain this example in more detail: The profiler periodically interrupts software execution, and for those disconnected stacks it happens to be the execution of the kernel software ("vfs*", "ext*", etc.). Google should be no surprise because they pioneered continuous profiling.) Click here for a longer explanation.

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What is function as a service? App development gets FaaS and furious

Dynatrace

Cloud providers then manage physical hardware, virtual machines, and web server software management. Cloud providers such as Google, Amazon Web Services, and Microsoft also followed suit with frameworks such as Google Cloud Functions , AWS Lambda , and Microsoft Azure Functions. How does function as a service work?